Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Paper & Pulp and Textile sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.23%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which rose 6.53% or 37.00 points to trade at 604.00 at the close. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) added 4.41% or 48.00 points to end at 1,137.00 and Yamaha Corp. (TYO:7951) was up 3.91% or 200.00 points to 5,320.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which lost 4.29% or 21.00 points to trade at 468.00 in late trade. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) declined 2.26% or 90.00 points to end at 3,885.00 and Canon Inc (TYO:7751) shed 2.18% or 68.00 points to 3,046.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2166 to 1328 and 251 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.37% to 21.64.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.58% or 1.61 to $103.80 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.60% or 1.71 to hit $108.51 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 2.30 to trade at $1,953.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 127.93, while EUR/JPY rose 0.61% to 139.60.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 99.96.